Re: thousands comma numeric formatting in psql

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > > OK, I have applied the following patch to make numerisep a boolean,
> >
> > "numericsep" is no longer even remotely reasonable as a name for the
> > parameter. Something like "numeric_use_locale" would be appropriate
> > (but probably too wordy).
>
> Basically, with the C locale, it changes 1000.00 to 1,000.00, so indeed
> is does add a numeric separator. For a European locale, 1000.00 becomes
> 1.000,00. so in that case is changes both the separator and decimal
> marker. We don't currently have a way to display 1000.00 as 1000,00.
>
> I am thinking of calling it just numericlocale.

Done, and attached.

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